Glass-blowing machinery.



, PATENTED JULY 19, 1904.

' w. P. ALTENBAUGH & L. A. 00mm, JR.

GLASS BLOWING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1900.

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INVENTORJ" wn usssss No. 765,451. PAT-BN'TBD J LYIQ, 1904. W. F.ALTENBAUGH & L. A. 001mm, JR.

GLASS BLOWING MACHINERY.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPTA, 1900.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. ALTENBAUGH, OF TIFFIN, OHIO, AND LENDELL A. OONNER, JR, OFPITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO GEORGE BEATTY,

TRUSTEE, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

GLASS-BLOWING MACHINERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,451, dated July 19,1904.

7 Application filed September 4, 1900. Serial No. 28,928. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be 'it known that we, WILLIAM F. ALTEN- BAUGH, a resident of Tiffin,county of Seneca, and State of Ohio, and LENDELL A. OoNNER, J r., aresident of Pittsburg, county of Allegheny, and .State of Pennsylvania,citizens of the United States, have invented or discovered new anduseful Improvements in Glass-Blowing Machinery, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this Specification, in which- Figure I is a side view ofthe blowing-machine with the mold elevated, but open, blowpipe inserted,but top bolt for blowpipe not yet snapped into retaining position. Fig.II is a front view of the blowing-machine with the parts in the sameposition as shown in Fig. I. Fig. III is an enlarged front view, partlyin section, of the upper part of the machine with top bolt in positionfor retaining blowpipe in place and blowing-head down in engagement withblowpipe. Fig. IV is a hori-.

-zontal section on line IV IV of Fig. I, showing treadles,mold-supporting slide, mold-closing spring, and rock-shaft operatingmold-opening devices, which shaft also operates retracting mechanism forretaining top bolt for blowpipe. Fig. V is a top plan of the parts ofthe blowing-machine in the same relative position as shown in Figs. Iand II, with under parts omitted for clearness. Fig. VI is a sideelevation of the machine with the mold elevated and closed and top boltin retaining position against the upper end of the blowpipe. Fig. VII isa sectional plan View on line VII VII of Fig. III.

The purpose of our invention, generally stated, is the construction ofmechanism for the manufacture of hollow glass articles in paste-molds.

The particular combinations of machinery by which we accomplish ouroperations are specifically set forth in the subjoined claims andexplained in the present specification.

In the several views, which make part of this specification, 2 is aportable platform upon Wheels -3 3. Mounted upon this platform is a tank4, filled with a cooling liquid and into which the mold descends in theintervals between blowing.

5 is a pedastal, mounted also upon the platform 2 at one side of thetank 4. Supported in said pedestal 5 is the upright steel column 5.Column 5 is provided at suitably-adjusted distances with the lowercollar 6 and the upper collar 7, which serve to limit the throw of thesliding mold-supporting sleeve 8. Collar 7 has one side lug 9, whichacts as a bearing for sheave 10, over which passeschaih 11, attached atone end to the mold-supporting sleeve 8 and at the other end to thecounterpoise-weight 12. On the other side of collar 7 is the arm 13,which supports the lower pair of blowpipe-guides 14.

Mold-supporting sleeve 8 has an arm 15 connecting the sleeve to onehalf, 16, of the pastemold. The other half, 17, of the paste-mold ishinged, as usual, to the first half and is opened and closed by themechanism hereinafter described.

The mold in its rise and fall is guided by a pin 18 on mold-slide 8. Thepin 18 projecting downwardly from a portion of the mold openingmechanism hereinafter described, passes through an eye 19, formed in alug on said mold.

The mold is raised by means of a treadle 20, intermediately pivoted topost 21, mounted on platform 2, and pivotally connected at its inner endwith a link 22, pivotally connected to lazy-tongs 23, which in turn arepivotally connected with the mold-supporting sleeve 8. The mold isautomatically locked in elevated position by the spring-dog 24, attachedto collar 7 By tapping handle 25 the dog 24 is released, and themoldslowly descends against the action of the counterpoise 12.

One half of the mold is opened and closed.

by the following mechanism: 26 is a treadle working against the spring27, hung from post 28. Treadle 26 is connected with a horizontalrock-shaft-29, carried in suitable bearings 30 30 on the platform 2. Onone end of said rock-shaft is a crank 31, connected by link 32 to abell-crank lever 33. The long arm of the bell-crank 33 has an eye 34moving on a stud 35, projecting from the mold opening and closing bar.

The mold opening and closing mechanism is supported upon the piece 36,swiveled upon pedestal 37. Piece 36 has two guides 38 39, through whichslides the mold opening and closing bar 40. Bar 40 is pulled inwardlythrough the operation of spring 41, connected to block 42 on outer endof bar 40. The mold is prevented from closing too violently by thedash-pot 43, whose piston-rod connects with lug 44 on block 42. The moldis locked in its open position by a dog 46, which engages bar 40, and bythrowing handle 45 the dog 46 is operated so as to release the bar 40and close the mold.

The short arm of bell-crank 33 has the link 47 pivoted thereto, whichlink makes a loose connection with rod 48, connected to chain 49,passing over sheave 50 and attached to the lever 51, which is fastenedto blowpipe-retaining bolt 52, forced forward by spring 53 and locked byspring-actuated dog 54. Dog 54 is tripped by chain 55 and bell-crank 56.Bolt 52 slides in a suitable bracket'57 on the column 5. This bracket issecured to the column by set-screws. Below this bracket is a bracket 58,fastened by set-screws to said column. Upon said bracket also stands themotor 59. Connected with the bolt 52 is the lever 60, connected by link61 with bell-crank 62, having eye 63 engaging pin 64 in blowinghead 65.The blowing-head under the action of the bell-crank 62 moves up and downupon pipe 66, which conveys air-pressure to the machine from anysuitable source. Pressure can be admitted or cut off by valve 67.Normally this valve is left open while the machine is running. Pipe 66is sustained by suitable bracket 66 on column 5.

The shaft 68 of the motor 59 is prolonged into a worm 69, which mesheswith gear 7 0. Upon the same shaft with gear 7 O is smaller gear 71,meshing with idler 72, which engages with teeth 73 upon the upper end ofthe blowpipe 74. 7 5 represents the guides for the blowpipe.

The machine will be operated by two workmenthe blank-blower, hereinaftercalled the blower, and the turning-out boy, hereinafter called the boy.

The blower takes a suitable gather of glass on a blowpipe 74 and formsan initial cavity therein by blowing and swinging in the usual manner,or the blank may formed in any other manner. Meantime the boy hasstepped upon the treadle 20, raising the open mold to its elevatedposition, where it is automatically locked by the dog 24, as beforedescribed. The blower now approaches with the blank hanging from the endof his blowpipe and inserts the pipe into the pipe-guides l4 and pushesit into its seat at the rear end of said guides. The blower then tapsthe handle 45,

which unlocks the mold-closing mechanism, and the mold closes throughthe action of the spring 41, cushioned in its movement by the dash-pot43. Still holding the blowpipe, the blower taps the upper bell-cranklever 56, whichreleases the dog on the pipe-retaining bolt 52, which ispushed forward under the action of its spring, and the teeth on theblowpipe are thus held up against the teeth of the idler 73. As themotor 59 is running continuously, the pipe, with attached blank, is nowrotated. The inward movement of the bolt 52 simultaneously brings downthe blowing-head into relation with the blowpipe, and the blank is thusblown while being rotated. The inward movement of the bolt 52 has noeffect on the mold opening and closing mechanism, as the intermediateconnections being loosely connected to each other merely assume anangular position to each other and exert no pull. The blower now leavesfor another blank. After the piece is blown the boy steps on themold-opening treadle 26, opening the mold by the mechanism previouslydescribed, and the mold is locked in open position by the spring-dog 46.The action of the bell-crank 33 in opening the mold simultaneously drawsback the retaining-bolt 52 and lifts the blowing-head 65. The boy nowremoves the blowpipe with the blown article hanging attached thereto.Before stepping from the machine the boy trips the mold-lock 24 bytapping the handle 25, and the mold sinks by gravity into the water. Theboy then cracks off the article and cleans his pipe.

Having described our invention, we claim-- 1. In paste-mold blowingmechanism, the combination of a mold, personally-operated means forlifting and'opening the mold, selfoperating means for closing the moldand sepa rate personally-operated means for controlling saidself-operating means.

2. In paste-mold blowing mechanism, the combination of a mold,personally-operated means for lifting said mold, automatic means forlocking the mold in elevated position and means for controlling thedescent of the mold by gravity.

3. In paste-mold blowing mechanism, the combination of a mold, means forlifting said mold, personally-operated means for opening said mold byswinging a movable part thereof from a fixed part thereof and-personally-conmold, a second standard and mechanism mounted upon saidsecond standard for opening and closing said mold.

6. In paste-mold blowing mechanism, the combination of a mold, aswiveling frame, a bar on said frame connected with a movable part ofsaid mold, a spring connected with said bar for closing the mold andmeans for moving said bar to open the mold.

7. In paste-mold blowing mechanism, the combination of a mold, means forlifting, opening and closing said mold and personally-controlledself-operating means for simultaneously locking the blowpipe inoperative relation to a rotating mechanism and connecting the blowpipewith a source of compressed 8. In paste-mold blowing mechanism, thecombination of a mold, personally-operated means for lifting the moldand personally-controlled means for releasing it from its elevatedposition, manually-operated means for opening the mold andpersonally-controlled selfoperating means for closing the mold,personally-controlled self-operating means for locking the blowpipe inoperative connection with a motor and connecting the blowpipe with asource of compressed air and manuallyoperated means for cutting off thesupply of air to the blowpipe and unlocking the blowpipe from the motor.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WILLIAM F. ALTENBAUGH. LENDELL A. GONNER, JR. .Witnesses as to W. F.Altenbaugh:

URN S. ABBOTT, HARRY TAGGART. Witnesses as to L. A. Conner, J12:

H. M. CoRWIN, GEO. ,B. BLEMING, HARRY TAGGART.

